This isn't some sort of technical misunderstanding. This is pure horseshit and Lindell knows it too. Republicans know how stupid their base is, and that they don't have the capacity to question brazen nonsense like this.
this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2023
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“Stop election fraud”. How about prove there’s fraud first?
Narrator: there isn’t.
People need to stop giving wackos a platform. Seriously.
The only platform I support Lindell appearing on is Kimmel's. Kimmel spent the whole time dunking on him while he sat there and laughed like they were buds
Ok, bear with me on this one: What if… what if the voting machines use Ethernet connections and not Wifi? 🤯😱
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Lindell, the My Pillow CEO who helped finance Donald Trump's baseless election protests, "demonstrated" the technology at an event he hosted in Missouri this week (see video).
Lindell said the gadget, which he calls a "WMD" for "Wireless Monitoring Device," detects nearby Wi-Fi networks and MAC addresses.
A Daily Beast article said Lindell's plan might violate Louisiana state laws on criminal trespassing and the use of unmanned aircraft to conduct surveillance.
It's not clear why a router connecting to the Internet would be evidence of election fraud, but Lindell provided that as an example multiple times.
The WMD will put that to the test by detecting and reporting in real time Wi-Fi connections in county and state election offices.
DePerno is facing criminal charges for an alleged attempt to illegally access and tamper with voting machines.
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Lindell said the gadget, which he calls a "WMD"
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The WMD will put that to the test by detecting and reporting in real time Wi-Fi connections in county and state election offices
Is this supposed to see which devices are connecting to the wifi, or the WiFi networks themselves?
Can we please all assemble as close as possible to these things and use unencrypted connections to download very very gay porn?
Surprised he doesn't want to strap pillows to them
This is why all our tech legislation sucks, its made by these people who don't even understand how the internet works.
How about you stop using machines to cast your votes? No wifi necessary for pen & paper ballots.
Bush vs Gore came down to "hanging chads" on paper ballots, paper ballots are just as insecure if not more than voting machines where there is no ambiguity on whether someone is voting for a particular candidate.
Putting something on or in a drone doesn't make it a good thing...
Well, what if I told you there was a device that's been made for the first time in history that can tell you that that machine was online?
I'd say you were a time traveler from the 70s?